Stand By Me Darling
Chapter 404: She said ’it’ again and again

Chapter 404: She said ’it’ again and again

"I love you too, my love," Arthur cupped her cheeks and his eyes filled with tears, even when he tried to control his emotions.

"What is it?" Talia saw him crying and her heart hurt. "Fred, are you sad?"

"No, my love... I am happy you said that you love me after a long time... Ah, I’ve become a cry-baby being with you." He rested his head on her shoulder.

"Long time?" Talia was surprised. She never realised she is not saying ’I love you’ to him.

Ah, did I make him worry?

"I love you, Fred," Talia hugged him around his waist. "Know that I love you whether I say it or not," she rubbed his back.

"I know, Iris. I know. I never doubted whether you loved me or not. You were always saying me that with your actions, not with your words. I understood that!" he kissed the back of her ear. "And yet, it is assuring when you say it out loud."

I have made him worry...

Talia felt bad and wanted to apologise, but rather than apologising for the past that cannot be changed, she felt like changing the future.

"I love you, Fred," she whispered in his ear. "I love you."

"I love you"

"You’re my love; my only love."

"I love you more than anything."

"Fred, I love you,"

She kept on repeating and smiled as his hold on her waist tightened. Just as she expected, she was lifted from the floor and was carried back to the house.

She thought he’d kiss her mouth, but maybe because he wanted to hear her say it, he avoided kissing her lips and kissed her everywhere else in the face. She whispered the same words over and over again as he brought her back to the mirror room.

"Really? This room?"

He really wants to do it here?

"Have you ever seen your face while we make love? It is so..." Arthur bit her lips and she winced lightly. "I want to show you how much you love me." He threw her on the bed and ripped off her clothes.

Well, there goes my thousand and hundred dollar dress I have worn for the first time...

That was the last coherent thought she had in the past two hours.

After that Arthur made sure she didn’t think about anything but him. It’s been months since they’d been together and he really took it slow and made her ready to take him. When he got inside her, Talia knew why she loved to be with him.

Only he could make her feel loved like this.

With their naked bodies getting reflected everywhere; she was brought to peak over and over again until she was drained of her energy. She won’t lie, watching her losing herself in his embrace in the mirror was a weird turn-on for her. She didn’t know she’d make those kinds of faces.

Well, I’m sexy... I have a very sexy figure... He’s lucky to have me... And man! His back... the muscles... Wow! I’m the lucky one to claim this perfect specimen as mine.

Her vanity and confidence doubled after their time together.

"How was it?" Arthur asked rubbing her ear. There was a small bunch of hair dripping with her sweat sticking to her forehead and he got a towel and wiped her face.

"I would have paid to watch this..." she said and her eyes closed out of tiredness.

"What a naughty princess to openly state that she watches free p*rn!" he chuckled and placed a kiss on her forehead.

"Watched!" she corrected, "Both of us are sexy people, Fred... Of course we’ll have to..."

As she was speaking she fell asleep.

"You slept already? I was going to say we’re going to meet that repugnant woman and her baby tomorrow..." he said and seeing no reaction from her, chuckled and placed a smooch on her lips.

I still have more to give and yet you’re asleep after just one round. What do I do with you, cutie...?

He wiped away her sweat and used paper towels to dry off her hair that was sopping wet with sweat.

She sweats a lot in hot climates. And she is going to a country near the equator. Maybe she should cut her hair...

He thought as he ran his fingers through her long hair and gently removed the knots formed in her hair. He loved her long hair, but her health and comfort is more important than her appearance. She’d rock any hairstyle anyway!

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The next morning, Talia woke up really fresh after a very deep sleep. She was still naked but her hair was braided and she didn’t remember doing that. She blushed thinking of everything that happened last night looking at the mirror above. Ah, it was wonderful!

There was a little light coming from outside and she checked the time. It was only half past five and she turned to her side to see Fred sleeping deeply.

The room was cold and her lips curved to a smile seeing the AC blasting. She scooted closer to Arthur to hug him and sleep once more, but yelped as she felt his arms wrapping around her waist and pulling her close to him.

She felt ticklish with all his hair rubbing on her soft body and that is not all she felt.

"You’re hard," she whispered as she could feel the hardness pressing on her. "You want me to help?"

Arthur opened his eyes and his lips curved to a smirk. "Of course I want!"

Talia gave him a kiss as she trailed her hand downwards through his abdomen, but all of a sudden he got up and with her pressed on the bed on her belly, sat on her thighs.

"By letting me ride you." He whispered in her ears.

"You’re such a-"

Before she finished she felt his hardness rubbing on the entrance to her core and she trembled.

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It was eight when they got down for breakfast and Talia felt her entire body sore with all the ’riding’ he did. Honestly, she’d prefer horse riding to this. No, scratch that! Arthur’s riding is better than any other riding there is.

"We’re meeting Rebecca today," he said after she finished her breakfast. He knew otherwise, she’d skip breakfast out of happiness.

"She gave the okay?" Talia shrieked.

In fact Rebecca had given birth six weeks ago. She had carried the baby to term and the baby girl was delivered safely, but the little girl contracted some infection. The doctors advised to keep the number of visitors to the minimum and so Talia couldn’t visit immediately. Plus she was so busy lately.

After birth, Rebecca and Joe returned to their home retuning the key of the Penthouse suite back to Talia. And there were some paparazzi stalking them because they knew for sure Talia would visit. And so Rebecca asked Talia to wait for her to give the okay for the visit.

That woman didn’t tell me but she told Fred? Wait to see what I do to her once I meet her!

"She did," Arthur smiled seeing the happiness in Talia’s eyes. He was glad he called that woman and talked to her about bringing Talia for a visit.

"Wait...Are we going straight from here? We need to make a pit stop at Rosandale. I have bought a lot of gifts for the baby and Cordelia has-"

"Iris... Iris... Everything is here. All we have to do is leave."

Talia jumped in joy and kissed him in the cheek.

"I love you, Fred. You always give me the best surprises!"

On their way, since the journey’s going to last several hours, Talia thought of having a nap, but Arthur followed her and she knew she can’t sleep anymore.

"We’ve never done it mid-air before," he said with a serious expression and Talia shrugged.

Yeah, why not?

"Iris... now that we’re okay, why don’t you return that ring to me?" he asked trailing his finger through her spine as they were resting.

"No," Talia replied immediately as she was listening to his steady heartbeat.

"Why?" Arthur was shocked by her immediate refusal.

"Not returning. That ring is mine."

"Why? I want to propose to you properly."

"No!"

"What do you mean ’no’?"

"It means I am taking away your privilege of proposing to me for lying to me about your health. Not about the surgery but before that."

"Wha- You can’t do that!" Arthur was petrified.

"I can and I just did." Talia shrugged. "Now sleep," she patted him gently, still lying on his chest.

"B- but... It is my right and not my privilege. You can’t take away my right to propose, you tyrant!" he scratched her back to get her react.

"Nope! It is a privilege and I took it." She said and closed her eyes.

"Come on, Iris! I apologised for lying. You can’t do this to me. How can you take away- Won’t you suffer too? Don’t you want a romantic proposal? What will you tell your friends? The interview... You’re a Princess and our engagement interview will be broadcast. They’ll ask you about the proposal. What will-"

"And that’s why, LOVE," Talia lifted her head and looked at Arthur in the eye. "The next time you decide to lie to me, remember that both of us will end up getting punished for your lie."

"But Iris-"

"Shhh! Sleep!"

Talia shushed him and closed her eyes.

She should be pranking me...right? Right?